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Interested in Economics, etymology, and enterprise in the 21st century. People do not have ideas. Ideas have people. All opinions expressed are my own.
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john-robert
bitshares
2018-08-23 23:17
South America: Lifestyle and Crypto
I met a Galapagos Tortoise: It's over 200 kilograms and it's older than any human being I know (120+ years old). The lifestyle of a tortoise is slow and steady - you may know some humans with the same
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john-robert
money
2018-08-15 02:20
Central Bank of Ecuador
This is building in Quito houses the Central Bank of Ecuador. Do you know what goes on here? Actually not much since Ecuador transitioned to using US Federal Reserve Notes ( It's an interesting sight to
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john-robert
bitshares
2018-08-11 14:14
Recent Post Frequency
Hello all. I am at my best when I write and post every day. So it's been discouraging that I have not posted more frequently. I become refreshed by the thoughtful comments and reading my followers blog
john-robert
accra
2018-08-06 16:34
Can You Operate a Credit Union in a Digital Setting?
This post builds on the excellent introduction of the mission of Accra Credit Union: a global decentralized credit union. Operated on multiple blockchain platforms and owned 100% by members. Humans are
john-robert
money
2018-08-05 13:58
Accra Credit Union - First Completed Loan
The BTS DAO accracreditunion achieved its first round-trip loan service over the past 24 hours. Loaning the smartcoin: bitCNY to "dao-street". The full amount plus the daily percentage rate (DPR)
john-robert
bitshares
2018-08-04 14:04
Accra Credit Union Loan of 500 bitCNY to dao-street.
Accra Credit Union shall lend 500 bitCNY to “dao-street” at a rate of 5% A.P.R. Term of days to be extended by agreement of both parties. Day 1 to begin today August 4 at 2 pm UTC. The following stake-holders
john-robert
bitshares
2018-08-02 03:48
Information Overload
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with how much information is out there at our digital fingertips? Usual waking hours be damned, I could easily stay up late into the night learning some new fact or lesson
john-robert
bitshares
2018-07-31 22:41
BTS Governance: Worker Voted in
A quick thank you to everyone on BitShares who supported this Flash infrastructure worker proposal. The proposal reached sufficient votes and will be satisfied on a six month contract. It is great to see
john-robert
bitshares
2018-07-30 18:25
What is Minimum Wage in Venezuala in Bitcoin terms?
How many satoshi do you think minimum wage would be calculated from Venezuelan Bolivares? Hyper Bitcoinization incoming? IF you have not heard of hyper-bitcoinization it is theoretical monetary situation
john-robert
bitshares
2018-07-29 21:37
BitShares Infrastructure: Flash Worker Proposal
Thank you for all of your support while I have been away from Steem for the past week. I took the New York bar exam and now that it's over I hope to return to the great discussions we've been having. I
john-robert
bitshares
2018-07-15 22:52
Announcing Physical BitShares Silver
The BitShares community is amazing. I suspect there is also some overlap between BTS hodlers and silver stackers. Therefore DaoStreet is offering a unique opportunity to combine your interest in BitShares
john-robert
bitshares
2018-07-14 14:08
BitShares Morning Brief: Volume
BitShares is an open blockchain protocol that has a native decentralized exchange (DEX) that processes more transactions than any other DEX. In fact, BitShares processed more transactions than any other
john-robert
books
2018-07-13 00:22
Steem Reads
Do you read? If you do, what do you read? Magazines? Books - fiction / non-fiction? Tweets? Over the next few days I want to share some of the books that have had a big impact on me. Most are non-fiction.
john-robert
money
2018-07-11 17:01
George Washington would re-think the Dollar
Today I received this t-shirt from Re-Thinking The Dollar (@rtd) - That's about the expression I would imagine George would have when faced with the reality of what his nation has become. "The
john-robert
money
2018-07-10 05:40
US Constitution: 2 Clauses about Money
Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have power... Here begins the "enumerated powers" granted to the Congress. Each clause directs to a specific, or enumerated, power. Clause 2: To borrow
john-robert
money
2018-07-08 22:15
Why is public banking important?
First we need to understand a bank and the service it provides. Essentially, a bank’s role is to extend money in the form of credit. Imagine the global monetary system as a network; banks are the nodes
john-robert
silverbugs
2018-07-07 02:37
Silver Coins vs. Silver Rounds
--This OP has been edited. Good background can be found here (courtesy APMEX): In the United States there is a distinction between silver coins and rounds. A "coin" is a reserved term deriving
john-robert
journalism
2018-07-05 19:03
1000th Post on Steem: Thank You \Gratitude offering closed\
I have learned a lot from the Steem community. It is hard to believe it’s been over a year and this is my 1000th post! I don’t always find people I connect with in my day-to-day life so to those of you
john-robert
money
2018-07-04 13:33
American Independence; from what?
July 4th, 2018 - a call monetary independence. 242 years of formal American Independence from the British Monarchy. Now, instead of a King, in the United States we have a document called the Constitution.
john-robert
yensesa
2018-07-03 00:28
Trust-less!
Trust-less is a concept that is used frequently in the cryptoasset world. I first found it referenced in this Quora post circa 2014 With the advantage of four years since that post was answered I hope
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